Naslov
Health issues of the operaters on video display units-the consequence of electromagnetic radiation or something else?

Autori
Brumen, Vlatka ; Garaj-Vrhovac, Vera ; Franekić-Čolić, Jasna ; Radalj, Željko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the sixth symposium of the croatian radiation protection association / Garaj-Vrhovac, Verica ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Miljanić, Saveta - Zagreb, 2005, 464-467

Skup
Sixth Symposium of the Croatian radiation protection association

Mjesto i datum
Stubičke Toplice, Hrvatska, 18.04.2005. - 20.04.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
elektromagnetsko zračenje; videoterminali; zdravstvene tegobe
(electromagnetic radiation; video display units; health issues)

Sažetak
Over the last few decades, video display units(VDUs) have become inevitable in a number of workplaces. This raised a debate on possible health effects of occupational exposure to VDUs. Most frequently reported complaints are eyestrain, bone/muscle disorders and psychological problems related to monotonous, repetitive work. Questions have been raised whether regular exposure to electromagnetic fields generated by the screen could induce cataract. In response to a direct inquiry of VDUs operators from a large Croatian company, whether their eye discomforts could be attributed to screen irradiation, we measured electromagnetic fields generated by screens. Measurements were performed using a portable measuring device PMM 8051, serial number 0182 ( PMM Costruzioni Elettroniche Centro Misure Radioelettriche s.r. Milan, Italy with three different probes, with and without a filter. The results showed that screen-generated fields were far below the tthreshold requred for a causing a cataract, whioch overruled the possibility that the actinic effect should produce eye discomfort.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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